04-14-2015, 09:00 AM
<br />Wednesday was a great day at &quot;The Office.&quot; emoBig
<br /><br />I got to fish with Ed Anderson from Crossville, and his grandsons, Cadin &amp; Casin. Unlike the last couple of trips out, the action was NOT fast &amp; furious. As most of you know, the water has risen three feet in just a few days. I think it has the crappie a bit 
... spread out hither, thither and yon.<br /><br />However we trudged (trolled) along on what I always tell folks &quot;is a marathon, not a sprint,&quot; and slowly but surely added one crappie after another to the livewell. Drumking would be proud. I actually stopped trolling and cast jigs under floats in a couple of shallow spots, one of which paid off with 6 or 8 beautiful spawners.<br /><br />In six hours fishing, 27 crappie won a free ride back to Crossville. However I do wish we had been fishing the upcoming Crappie for Canines Tournament, because the average size of the fish we caught yesterday was the biggest I&#39;ve seen all year. I think we only had one or two 10-inchers.<br /><br />Sadly, I really think my preferred &quot;pre-spawn trolling&quot; bite is almost done for. But no matter. That&#39;s normal this time of year. I have a couple of more crappie clients in the wings, but I will soon be transitioning to my Springtime Tailwater Catfish. I&#39;ve already stocked up on chicken and tbinchrist has fixed me up with a freezer full of skipjack. Let the cattin&#39; around begin. emoBig <br /><br />That means life is good and getting better every day!<br /><br /><br /><br />
<br /><br />I got to fish with Ed Anderson from Crossville, and his grandsons, Cadin &amp; Casin. Unlike the last couple of trips out, the action was NOT fast &amp; furious. As most of you know, the water has risen three feet in just a few days. I think it has the crappie a bit ... spread out hither, thither and yon.<br /><br />However we trudged (trolled) along on what I always tell folks &quot;is a marathon, not a sprint,&quot; and slowly but surely added one crappie after another to the livewell. Drumking would be proud. I actually stopped trolling and cast jigs under floats in a couple of shallow spots, one of which paid off with 6 or 8 beautiful spawners.<br /><br />In six hours fishing, 27 crappie won a free ride back to Crossville. However I do wish we had been fishing the upcoming Crappie for Canines Tournament, because the average size of the fish we caught yesterday was the biggest I&#39;ve seen all year. I think we only had one or two 10-inchers.<br /><br />Sadly, I really think my preferred &quot;pre-spawn trolling&quot; bite is almost done for. But no matter. That&#39;s normal this time of year. I have a couple of more crappie clients in the wings, but I will soon be transitioning to my Springtime Tailwater Catfish. I&#39;ve already stocked up on chicken and tbinchrist has fixed me up with a freezer full of skipjack. Let the cattin&#39; around begin. emoBig <br /><br />That means life is good and getting better every day!<br /><br /><br /><br />